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| Saturday 18th March 2023 | ||
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The remarkable Alpine Swift gathered pace with 27 logged today across nine counties comprising 16 in Ireland and 11 in Britain including six together in Dorset, and four together in both County Cork and County Waterford. Other rarities comprised the White-throated Sparrow still in Cheshire (and still unavailable), Baikal Teal still in Gwynedd, Pallid Harrier, Long-billed Dowitcher and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Coues's Arctic Redpoll and King Eider in Cleveland, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Oxfordshire, and Somerset. Scarcities included Serin (Kent), Little Bunting (Hertfordshire), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Ring-billed Gull (County Cork), Great Grey Shrike (Lothian), two each of both American Wigeon and Green-winged Teal, three of Rough-legged Buzzard, Surf Scoter, and Waxwing, six Glossy Ibises, nine Shorelarks, and a total of 12 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming summer migrants included 24 Garganey, 21 Swallows, 11 House Martins, 10 Ospreys, six Willow Warblers, two each of Ring Ouzel and Sedge Warbler, and a Common Tern. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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